Receptacle moving and dumping apparatus



Dec, 30, 1924.

H. ALLEN RECEPTACLE MOVING AND DUMPING APPARATUS 3 Sheets-Sheet l gwuemtw Filed Jan. 19. 1924v nce. 3m;V 1924. 1,521,413

H. ALLEN RECEPTACLE MOVING AND DUMPING APPARATUS Filed Jan, 19, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 ,gn/vanto@ Dec, 30, 1924.

v @52mm RECEPTACLE MOVING AND DUMPING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet I5 Patented Een. 30, 1924.

HARVIE ALLEN, O'F ANNISTON, ALABAMA.

Application filed January 19, 1924. Serial No. 637,302.

To all rLai/7mm t may concern.'

Be it known that l, l-lnnvin ALLEN, a citizen or the United States, residing at Anniston, in the countgvy of Calhoun and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Receptacle Moving and Dumping Apparatus; and l do hereby declare the following to he a rull, clear, and exact description or the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rhe present invention relates to devices 'lor moving and dumping receptacles, and has particular reference to dairy apparatus and to mechanism tor separating the globules olf butter from milk and cream by a churning process, and aims to provide a machine including a framework, a carriage, a receptacle mounted upon the carriage or receiving the milk or cream to be churned, an operating mechanism such as a motor, means for moving the carriage to carry the receptacle toward and away from the operating mechanisn'i, and means for tilting the carriage to discha 'ge the contents or the receptacle.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves. as the nature or the invention is understood.

lllhile the drawings illustrate an embodiment or' the invention it is to he understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form7 proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings tiforming a part o' the application:

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section oit a churn mechanism embodying the invention, the receptacle 'for receiving the milk or cream being shown in full lines,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the mechanism, the upright portion ot. the frame being in section7 Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section off a. portion of the machine showing the carriage at the limit of its rearward movement and the churn daslier connected to the operating mechanism.

Figure a is a detail sectional view on the line oic Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 5 is a view of the carriage, as seen Afrom the bottom side,

Fig. (i is a sectional detail of the churn receptacle on the line (-S of Figure 3, and

Figure Y is a vertical central sectional` view or the churn receptacle showing the daslier.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in theseveral views the drawings by like reference characters.

rlhe churning machine comprises a main frame including a horizontal or base portion l and an upright portion 2 at one end thereoi. lo facilitate moving the machine from one place to another, it is mounted upon rolling supports il such as casters. The nuneral desivnates an operating mechanism which pre rerably consists oit a spring motor7 the same being mounted at one side of the upright portion 2 or the main frame. rllhe niuneral l lignates a crank arm fast to the shat't ol the motor, the same being connected by means ot a link o to the upper end o' the dasher shait 7 which is arranged to reciprocate vertically in a receptacle 8 adapted to receive the milk or cream to be churned.

l carriage 9 is mounted upon the horizontal or base portion l of the 't aine to move thereon and is provided with. a platform l0 upon .vhich the receptacle S is secured in a manner to admit oit its. tilting, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure l. Endless cords ll or analogous ier-Libie connections are provided for moving the carriage and these connections li cooperate with suitably disposed guide pulleys l2 to insure proper movement or the carriage along the base portion or the Jiraine. n. shaft i3 is mounted at the top oi2 the upright portieri 2 of the Jrame and is provided near each end with a pulley le which cooperates with an endless connection li, wherebyv to move the carriage on the f aine as required. The shaft 13 is provided with au operating crank lo.

Uprights 16 are disposed at opposite sides or' the carriage 9 and a retainer l? is mounted in the upper ends thereoil and its journals are extended beyond the uprights and terminate in cranks 18. The retainer l? is of ring formation and engages the neck of the churn receptacle 8 to hold the same upon the platform l0. A plurality or posts 19 project upwardly trom the platform l0 and support a ring 2O which encircles the lower portion of the churn receptacle 8, whereby to prevent displacement thereof from the carriage at the limit of its forward movement.

Drums 25 are provided at opposite sides of the carriage 9 and a'lever 26 isassociated with `each so as to turn therewith. A run of the endless connection 11 is given a turn around each of the drums 25, as shown most clearly in Figure 4, and the outer ends of the levers 26 are connected by links 27 to opposite sides of the platform 10 and when the drums 25 are rotated in a clockwise direction, the parts assume a position shown by the dotted lines in Figure 1, whereby the churn receptacle 8 is tilted so as to discharge its contents. Latches 28 pivoted intermediate their ends to opposite sides of the carriage are adapted to have their inner ends engage the levers 26 and prevent movement thereof and the tilting of the platform 10. Pins 29 projecting upwardly from the side beams of the base 1 are adapted to engagr the outer ends of the latches 28 and trip the same to release the levers 26, thereby permitting rotation of the drums 25 by means of the endless connections 11, with the result that the churn receptacle is automatically tilted to discharge its contents when the carriage reaches the limit of its outward movement after the milk or cream has been churned.

What is claimed is:

1. A machine of the class described, a frame, a carriage movably mounted on said frame, an elevating and tilting platform Ymechanism thereon,

mounted on thecarriage, operating means for said carriage, said operating means to tilt the platform;

2. A machine of the class described, a

form, a frame work securedA to said platform and pivotally engaging said uprights, a lever pivotally mounted on said platform and connected to said platform, a rotary member operatively secured to said lever,

and means actuated by and endless belts trained around said rotary "l member. l

4. A. machine of the class described comprising a supporting fra-me, an operating a carriage, a platform tiltingly adapted to support a receptacle, an endless connection for lmoving the carriage, a rotary member mounted upon the carriage and adapted to be actuated by the endless connection, av lever extending from the rotary member and having connection withthe tilting platform, a latch normally engaging said lever, and means for tripping the latch to admit of automatic tilting of the platform by the action of said endless connec tion through the rotary member and lever associated therewith to automatically discharge the contents of the receptacle mounted upon said platform.

ln testimony whereof, I afiix ture in presence of two witnesses.

J. WV. M. LANEY, 'RUSSELL HARRIS.

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